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laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watt terd down. florida, ohio and of course now pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in place but were not properly installed. meanwhile, american and its pilots union continue a contentious renegotiation over its labor agreement. both the airline and the union representing its mechanics deny labor disputes play any role in the seat problem. >>> here's a look at stories making news today in america. we are going to begin in minnesota where a wheelchair bound suspect faced a brutal beating. the department has placed that officer on administrative leave and requested he be charged with assault. >>> next to texas where a passerby sprang into action to help a driver trapped in his burning car. look at that, the goo
laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watt terd down. florida, ohio and of course now pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in place but were not...
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, smart law. you want to make sure your dogs are harnessed in the car like a person. >> i get the principle, but in reality, it's kind of hard for a dog owner. >> reporter: democratic assembly woman grace spencer, a dog owner herself, proposed the measure and is pushing for the bill to become law. >> it's important animals be restrained in a car, because animals sometimes pose a distraction and hindrance to the operator of the vehicle. animals tend to act like animals. if they're surprised, they're going to move accordingly. >> reporter: according to the proposed bill, drivers found breaking the law would get a $20 ticket or in some cases be charged with animal cruelty and fined up to $1,000. if enacted, new jersey would have the toughest animal seatbelt law in the country. new jersey governor chris christie says that lawmakers are wasting their time, and vowed he would not sign the bill. >> governor, what's up with this dog seatbelt stuff? >> it's the stupidest thing i've ever heard in my life. >
, smart law. you want to make sure your dogs are harnessed in the car like a person. >> i get the principle, but in reality, it's kind of hard for a dog owner. >> reporter: democratic assembly woman grace spencer, a dog owner herself, proposed the measure and is pushing for the bill to become law. >> it's important animals be restrained in a car, because animals sometimes pose a distraction and hindrance to the operator of the vehicle. animals tend to act like animals. if...
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to free contraception under most workplace insurance plans as part of president obama's health care law. >>> a surprise for a landscaper heading to work at a plant nursery in north carolina when he stumbled upon this, an eight-foot alligator sun bathing among the flowers. at first he thought it was a new, although creepy lawn statue, until it moved and the 200-pounder apparently took a whole hour for wildlife officials to wrangle. it is now safely released into a nearby river basin. >>> and time for this baby's nine-week checkup. the newest and cutest resident at the san diego zoo weighed in at 6.6 pounds, just adorable, little panda cub, is developing well with fully functioning eyes, ears, and even yelps. it is now four minutes after the hour. speaking of yelps i'll throw it over to al as i hear my own little dog yelping here looking for me. >> we'll see you in just a second, the new meaning of devil dog. >> yes. >> let's see what we've got for your weather today. we're talking about a strong cold front. temperatures along the east coast ahead of the front anywhere from 5 to 15 degree
to free contraception under most workplace insurance plans as part of president obama's health care law. >>> a surprise for a landscaper heading to work at a plant nursery in north carolina when he stumbled upon this, an eight-foot alligator sun bathing among the flowers. at first he thought it was a new, although creepy lawn statue, until it moved and the 200-pounder apparently took a whole hour for wildlife officials to wrangle. it is now safely released into a nearby river basin....
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executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts are not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that is required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> his mother started a petition on change.org hoping to get the organization to change its mind. there are more than 123,000 supporters who have already pledged support. >>> a federal investigation is under way on the cal campus this morning. this coming after a group of students filed a complaint accusing the school of being anti-semitic. they say the university allowed an anti-israel protest on campus which the students say makes for a hostile campus for jewish students. officials say had they stopped the protest, it would have infringed on free speech rights. >>> a 10-year-old san jose girl, talk about a happy ending here, reunited with the little puppy that was ripped off from her house. >> i want to say thank you to everybody who made this happen. >> oh, she
executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts are not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that is required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> his mother started a petition on change.org hoping to get the organization to change its mind. there are more than 123,000 supporters who have already...
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director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts, well, they're not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that was required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> andresen's mother jumped into action starting a petition on change.org. right now there are more than 123,000 supporters signed up. >>> 6:34. today marks one year since the death of apple ceo and co-founder steve jobs. jobs died of pancreatic cancer last october. the city of cupertino has ordered the city flag be flown at half staff at the civic center today. that's where jobs made his last public presentation to the city when he revealed plans for apple's new campus last june. in a statement, the mayor said steve grew up and went to school in cupertino. as his company and vision grew, so our entire community came to realize we can change the world for the better. placing our city flag at half staff is a small reminder of the profound and very local impact thi
director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts, well, they're not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that was required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> andresen's mother jumped into action starting a petition on change.org. right now there are more than 123,000 supporters signed up. >>> 6:34....
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the companies deny breaking any american law. >>> mcafee will layoff workers, this according to reuters. we're not sure how many. mcafee purchased by intel last year. intel pointing out that company hasn't added a job in california in ten years. the computer industry is suffering badly because of the popularity of tablets and smartphones. >>> a new ad asks why san francisco is home to so many tech companies but isn't very tech friendly to its citizens. for instance, why no citywide wi-fi. the city organization sfciti run by ron conway proposes a series of technology-based solutions to those problems, like parking. >> parking in san francisco is not easy. you should be able to use a mobile app, pay for parking and use a text message when you're running out of time. you go back into the app and buy more time. >> reporter: the day end of this ad acts city voters to vote yes on prop e changing payroll tax to a system more favorable to tech companies. this is the same organization that supported then interim mayor ed lee who you'll recall promised never to run for mayor and then had the -- >
the companies deny breaking any american law. >>> mcafee will layoff workers, this according to reuters. we're not sure how many. mcafee purchased by intel last year. intel pointing out that company hasn't added a job in california in ten years. the computer industry is suffering badly because of the popularity of tablets and smartphones. >>> a new ad asks why san francisco is home to so many tech companies but isn't very tech friendly to its citizens. for instance, why no...
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i do like virginia's laws based on freedom and disclosure. and if there was more freedom, more of the contributions would come to the campaigns. what i would like to see in any ads that are run, whether run by candidates or independent groups, including the ones that are running negative ads that are false and misleading about me, is honesty. tim has brought up this issue of pay. and he's running these ads saying that, quote, he's setting a positive example by cutting his pay as governor. and he attacks the owner. attacked me today again on it. let me give you the truthful facts and you be the judge. as governor day one i returned 10% of my salary. all four years. mark warner followed up after me a few years later and cut his by 20%. what did tim do? he didn't cut his pay at all. when he came in, he could have found followed mark warner or my example but it was well into second year as governor he cut it by just 5%. so i was the one who actually set the positive example, tim, that you followed by you did do it half heartedly. and as far as in
i do like virginia's laws based on freedom and disclosure. and if there was more freedom, more of the contributions would come to the campaigns. what i would like to see in any ads that are run, whether run by candidates or independent groups, including the ones that are running negative ads that are false and misleading about me, is honesty. tim has brought up this issue of pay. and he's running these ads saying that, quote, he's setting a positive example by cutting his pay as governor. and...